# CVE-2024-9323: SourceCodester Inventory Management System add_staff.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the add_staff.php page of the Inventory Management System, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xrp8-g9m4-jc5p

## What is CVE-2024-9323?

CVE-2024-9323 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Inventory Management System, published on 29 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Inventory Management System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /app/action/add_staff.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9323?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mayurik Free and Open Source Inventory Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9323?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9323 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9323 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SourceCodester Inventory Management System

- [CVE-2024-1926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1926/): SourceCodester Free and Open Source Inventory Management System search_sales_report.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-7155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7155/): SourceCodester Free and Open Source Inventory Management System edit_product.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-7157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7157/): SourceCodester Free and Open Source Inventory Management System sell_return_data.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-6305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6305/): SourceCodester Free and Open Source Inventory Management System suppliar_data.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-6306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6306/): SourceCodester Free and Open Source Inventory Management System member_data.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9323 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9323 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SourceCodester Inventory Management System, published on 29 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9323 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Inventory Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9323/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9323/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9323
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9323
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9323

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9323/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.